Braves bet big on ‘mini city’

In this bonus episode of Keeping Score, the executives who drove the Atlanta Braves’ blockbuster $672 million public-private stadium deal talk about the ‘mini city’ they built next to the ballpark and how it’s become a business model for pro sports organizations around the world.

Rick Horrow is the CEO of Horrow Sports. As an attorney and consultant, he has been the architect of 100+ deals worth more than $20 billion in sports, performing arts, and other urban infrastructure projects. Horrow pioneered the public/private partnership and infrastructure branding concepts that, to date, have enticed more than $4 billion in corporate funding to cities and development projects. The opinions expressed here and in videos and podcasts hosted by Rick are his alone and do not represent the views of Reuters.